اِسكُبواpour out الكَأسَthe cup إِلىuntil النَوsleep (first part of the split word)
اِسكُبوا الكَأسَ إِلى النَو
مِcompletion of the word “sleep” وَخَيرُand the best اللَهوِmerriment تَجريflows
مِ وَخَيرُ اللَهوِ تَجري
Pour the cup until sleep,
Pour the wine into cups,
and the best of merriment flows.
The best pastime flows.
إِنif يَكُنthere be لاno بُدَّescape نَومٌsleep
إِن يَكُن لا بُدَّ نَومٌ
فَاِعذُرواthen excuse النَومَsleep بِسُكرِbecause of drunkenness
فَاِعذُروا النَومَ بِسُكرِ
If sleep is unavoidable,
If sleep must come,
then excuse sleep because of drunkenness.
Then let it come from drunkenness.
Sol 6.1